Inventory of the Nathaniel Macon Letters, 1815; 1826; 1835

Collection Number 1246-z


Manuscripts Department, University Library of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

Collection Information


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University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Chapel Hill, NC 27514-8890
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Descriptive Summary

Repository
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Historical Collection.
Creator
Macon, Nathaniel, 1758-1837.
Title
Nathaniel Macon Letters, 1815; 1826; 1835.
Call Number
1246-z
Language of Materials
Materials in English
Extent
3 items.
Abstract
United States representative from North Carolina, 1791-1815; speaker of the House of Representatives, 1801-1807; United States senator, 1815-1828; president pro tem of the Senate, 1826-1828; trustee of the University of North Carolina. A letter, 1815, from Macon, United States representative from North Carolina, about midshipman applicants; a letter, 1826, from Macon to The Rev'd Doctor Moore about a favor asked of Macon; and a statement, 1835, by Macon about Joseph Seawell Jones's defense of Mr. Hooper.


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Administrative Information

Processing Information
Processed by: SHC Staff
Encoded by: Noah Huffman, December 2007
Additional Descriptive Resources
A more complete finding aid for this collection is available at the Southern Historical Collection.
Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], in the Nathaniel Macon Letters, #1246-z, Southern Historical Collection, The Wilson Library, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
Copyright Notice
Copyright is retained by the authors of items in these papers, or their descendants, as stipulated by United States copyright law.
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Online Catalog Headings

These and related materials may be found under the following headings in online catalogs.

Jones, Jo. Seawell (Joseph Seawell), 1811?-1855.
Legislators--United States--Correspondence.
Macon, Nathaniel, 1758-1837.
Patronage, Political--North Carolina--History--19th century.
United States Naval Academy--Admission--History--19th century.
United States. Congress--History--19th century.
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Biographical Note

United States representative from North Carolina, 1791-1815; speaker of the House of Representatives, 1801-1807; United States senator, 1815-1828; president pro tem of the Senate, 1826-1828; trustee of the University of North Carolina.

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Collection Overview

A letter, 1815, from Macon, United States representative from North Carolina, about midshipman applicants; a letter, 1826, from Macon to "The Rev'd Doctor Moore" about a favor asked of Macon; and a statement, 1835, by Macon about Joseph Seawell Jones's defense of "Mr. Hooper."